Protestantism was and is the dominant doctrine in the USA, from which American politicians drew inspiration for the theory of the "City upon a Hill", meaning the "exceptionalism" of the USA and their global superiority, which developed under a religious guise in the 19th century. The visionaries of this doctrine were the Protestant missionaries.
This book follows the footsteps of the American missionaries who arrived in Greece in 1828, which was in ruins and deserted, without any infrastructure after the Greek Revolution of 1821. Their goal was to propagate their religious beliefs through the establishment of schools, the publication of books in the modern Greek language for students and adults, and the education of women. Their presence aroused suspicions and fears in Greek society, while simultaneously activating defensive mechanisms in the Greek educational system.